Physical Properties of Biological Membranes and Their Functional Implications [electronic resource] /

This book was originated from a series of lectures given in a course on the physical properties of biological membranes and their functional implica­ tions. The course was intended to allow students to get acquainted with the physical techniques used to study biological membranes. The experience was valuable and we feel that a detailed description of the procedures used and of various examples of the results obtained allowed many students to become familiar with a theme that is not often part of regular courses on membrane physiology or biophysics. This book is designed as a tutorial guide for graduate students interested in understanding how physical methods can be utilized to study the proper­ ties of biological membranes. It includes first a detailed description of applications of physical techniques-such as X-ray fiber diffraction methods (Chapter 1), 2H and 13C NMR spectroscopy (Chapter 2), and calorimetry (Chapter 3)-in the study of the properties of lipid model membranes. A description of how to measure molecular mobility in membranes (Chapter 4) follows, and the book concludes with three chapters in which biological membranes are the subject of study. Chapter 5 deals with the acetylcholine receptor and its membrane environment; Chapter 6 discusses how fluorescence techniques can be applied in the study of the calcium ATPase of sarcoplasmic reticulum; and Chapter 7 explains how protein­ lipid interactions modulate the function of the sodium and proton pumps.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hidalgo, Cecilia. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Texto biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 1988
Subjects:Life sciences., Biochemistry., Plant science., Botany., Animal anatomy., Animal physiology., Biophysics., Biological physics., Life Sciences., Biochemistry, general., Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology., Plant Sciences., Animal Physiology., Biophysics and Biological Physics.,
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0935-2
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